?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Profile+of+Clients+Seeking+Consultation+at+Yoga+Therapy+Department%3A+A+Cross+Sectional+Study&rft.creator=KS%2C+Latha&rft.creator=K%2C+Annapoorna&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=It+is+estimated+that+between+10%25+and+30%25+of+the+general+practice+population+are+mentally+or+emotionally+disturbed.+Physical+complaints%2C+multiple+aches+and+pains+are+construed+as+signs+and+symptoms+of+stress.+Although+yoga+is+considered+as+beneficial%2C+any+hidden+psychiatric+morbidity+may+go+undetected+and+thus+untreated.+Thus+the+aim+of+this+study+was+to+obtain+an+estimate+of+hidden+psychiatric+morbidity+in+clients+seeking+consultation+at+the+Department+of+Yoga.+Fifty+respondents+were+administered+Life+Satisfaction+Scale+and+General+Health+Questionnaire-12.+Majority+were+females%2C+younger%2C+graduates%2C+married+and+also+scored+above+the+cut+off+on+GHQ%2C+suggesting+minor+psychiatric+disorder%2Fdistress%3B+reasons+for+consultation+were+related+to+being+over+weight%2C+stress%2C+aches+and+pains%2C+poor+concentration.+A+significant+number+of+persons+reported+of+some+dissatisfaction+in+life.+The+perceived+benefits+were+related+to+reducing+symptoms%2C+stress%2C+weight%2C+relaxation+and+improvement+in+concentration+and+memory.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-10-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7116%2F1%2F2010-3-11.pdf&rft.identifier=++KS%2C+Latha+and+K%2C+Annapoorna++(2010)+Profile+of+Clients+Seeking+Consultation+at+Yoga+Therapy+Department%3A+A+Cross+Sectional+Study.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7116%2F